From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 13 09:49:06 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79DBB1065674 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:49:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lev@serebryakov.spb.ru) Received: from ftp.translate.ru (ftp.translate.ru [80.249.188.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37A778FC15 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:49:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lion.home.serebryakov.spb.ru (89.112.15.178.pppoe.eltel.net [89.112.15.178]) (Authenticated sender: lev@serebryakov.spb.ru) by ftp.translate.ru (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 4A06113DF61; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:49:05 +0300 (MSK) Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:49:02 +0300 From: Lev Serebryakov X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <109705248.20110113124902@serebryakov.spb.ru> To: Pyun YongHyeon In-Reply-To: <20110112213208.GD12920@michelle.cdnetworks.com> References: <36074996.20110112192009@serebryakov.spb.ru> <20110112213208.GD12920@michelle.cdnetworks.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1251 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [patch] re(4) problems on networks with disabled autonegotiation "solver" (WAS: Juniper e3k with ports limitied to...) -- REQUEST FOR REVIEW X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:49:06 -0000 Hello, Pyun. You wrote 13 =FF=ED=E2=E0=F0=FF 2011 =E3., 0:32:08: > seemed to address the issue at that time. 1000baseT link always > requires auto-negotiation but too many switches were broken with > auto-negotiation so some switches are forced to use manual media > configuration even in 1000baseT mode. Using auto-negotiation on > rgephy(4) will also solve that case. Please note, my patch doesn't affect 1Gig case at all, I understand, that 1Gig REQUIRES autonegotiation. > I'm under the impression that rgephy(4)'s behavior seem to confuse > users a lot since it unconditionally use auto-negotiation so I > think it's better not to use auto-negotiation at all during manual > media configuration and provides a way to use auto-negotiation in > manual media configuration if administrator want to do that. So, invert meaning (and name) of tunable? --=20 // Black Lion AKA Lev Serebryakov